Ozone-generator.



Pafiented Feb. 22, 1510.

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OZONEGENERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910- Application filed October 25, 1909. Serial 1%. 524,406.

To all whom i i may concern.

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. R os, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ozone-Generators;

and I do declare the following to be a full,

(:le2l1',:ll1(1 exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates ozone generators.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple and improved construction of ozone generator by means of which air passing into to improvements in contact therewith will be purified or converted into ozone.

Another object is to provide a device of this character the construction and arrangementof which provides for or permits the capacity of the generator to be increased or diminished when desired.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction," combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

I11 the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a box or casing. showing my improved generator arranged therein; Flg. 2 is a horizontal sectional view through the casing, showing a top plan view of one of the generator sections; Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical-sectional view through one of the sections of the generator; and Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary sectional view of two sections of the generator, showing the manner in whichthe sections are engaged with each other.

In the embodiment of my invention, I provide a suitable box or casing 1, which is divided into upper and lower compartments by a transverse partition 2. The casing l is provided with suitable openings to permit the passage of air theret-hrough. In the lower compartment of the caslng 1 is arranged a transformer 3, which is connected by conducting wires 4 to a suitable electric generator.

In the upper compartment of the casing is arranged my improved ozone generator,

which is formed of one or more sections, each of WlllCh consists of a central plate 5 or fingers 8 provided near their outer ends of glass or other dielectric Jmateri'al.

ranged on and engaging the opposite sides 7 of the glass plate 5 are perforated aluminum, platinum or other metal plates 6. The perforations in said plates are punched through the same and the punched metal forms projecting points which engage or bear against the opposite sides of the glass plate 5 and thus space the platinum plates a suitable distance therefrom.

together in" proper position'by means of clam ing frames 7, which are formed of metashown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Alo the opposite sides of the plate 7 are forme and are preferably constructed as laterally projecting upwardly curved arms with. annular grooves with which are engaged rubber bands 9. The rubber bands 9 serve to clamp the frames 7 into engagement with the'plates 6 and thus hold the "latter in proper engagement with the glass -late 5. On the outer sides of the arms 8 0 one of the plates 7 are formed outwardly projecting studs 10, whichare adapted to engage sockets 11 formed in the arms ofthe adja-' cent plates of the adjoining-section of the generator, said studs and sockets holding the stack of sections in position in the box or casing 1. The lowermost section of the stack is preferably supported on suitable projections 12 arranged on the partition 2 of -the casing, as shown.

It will thus be seen that any number of generator sections may be arranged in the box or casing 1, thus increasing or diminishing the capacity of the device. The upper and lower platinum plates 6 of each of the generator sections are connected to current conducting wires 13, which extend upwardly from' the transformer through a suitable 4 passage 14 in the partition 2 being connectedwith the plates 6 along one side of the section, as shown. By means of the transformer 3 a high potential current. may be pro-- duced and conducted to the platinum plates 6 which engage the .dielectric plate 5 and cause a blue flame to be emitted from the perforations so that theair passing through the box or casing and into contact with the generators is purified or converted into ozone.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

65 The platinum and glass plates are held pended claims.

What I claim is: 1. In a device of the character described, a plate formed of dielectric material, perforated electrode plates arranged on opposite sidesof said dielectric plate, said electrodes which engage the opposite sides of said dielectric p ate, clamping frames adapted to hold said electrode plates in position, arms formed on the opposite edges of said plates, rubber bands engaged with said arms whereby the clamping plates are held in operative engagement with the electrode plates, and means on said arms to engage the arms of the clamping plates of an adjacent gen- I erator. Y

2. In a device of the character described,

f a casing having formed therein compart' ments, a transformerarranged in one of said compartments, a series of generator sections to engage said sockets whereby the sections havlng formed thereon a series of points f arranged in the opposite compartment, said 1 sections each comprising a plate of dielectric material, perforated platinum plates arranged on opposite sides of said dielectrie' plate,-cla1nping frames to hold said plates in operative position, arms formed on the oppoi site edges of said clamping frames, the arms of one of said frames having formed therein sockets, studs formed on the arms of the frames and the adjacent section and adapted are held in position in said casing, and rubber bands engaged with the arms of said frames whereby the latter are held in clamped engagement with the plates tormmg the sectlons.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Wunesses. I

. ROBERT W. RICE. \Vitnesses:

GEORGE EARLE, FRANK NEEDHAM. 

